1. Rousimar Palhares claimed the Fury Fighting Championship Middleweight Championship in December 2007 after defeating Flavio Mura, Pan-Am Jiu-Jitsu champion Fabio Negao, and Chute Boxe's Daniel Acacio in a tournament.
18 Facts About Rousimar Palhares
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Rousimar Palhares was expected to face Italian Alessio Sakara on December 5,2009, at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, but due to an injury while training, Sakara had to withdraw.
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On December 12,2009, at UFC 107 Rousimar Palhares fought against Lucio Linhares and defeated Linhares by heel hook.
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Rousimar Palhares was expected to face Nate Marquardt on August 28,2010, at UFC 118, however the bout was moved to September 15,2010, to headline UFC Fight Night 22 after Alan Belcher was forced to pull out of his bout with Demian Maia with an eye injury.
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Rousimar Palhares was expected to face Alexandre Ferreira on March 3,2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann.
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Rousimar Palhares next faced Mike Massenzio on January 14,2012, at UFC 142 He defeated Massenzio by heel hook in the first round, earning him his second Submission of the Night bonus.
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Rousimar Palhares then faced Alan Belcher on May 5,2012, at UFC on Fox 3.
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Rousimar Palhares was expected to replace an injured Luiz Cane against Yushin Okami on August 11,2012, at UFC 150.
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Rousimar Palhares faced Hector Lombard on December 15,2012, at UFC on FX 6 where he lost via KO at 3:38 of Round 1.
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Rousimar Palhares made his debut in the new division against Mike Pierce on October 9,2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.
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Hours later, UFC and Zuffa released a statement saying that Rousimar Palhares was already in trouble for his failure to release his heel hook on Drwal in 2010 and his drug suspension in 2012, and his actions the night before were the last straw.
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In November 2013, Rousimar Palhares signed a contract with World Series of Fighting, but was already on thin ice as WSOF president Ray Sefo had given Rousimar Palhares a very stern warning about in-cage conduct.
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Rousimar Palhares faced Jake Shields on August 1,2015, at WSOF 22.
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On July 28,2020, it was announced that Rousimar Palhares had signed a contract with Taura MMA.
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Rousimar Palhares faced Ibragim Magomedov at ACA 140 on June 17,2022, losing the bout via first round TKO stoppage.
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Rousimar Palhares faced Anatoliy Boyko on December 16,2022, at ACA 149, losing the bout after he got TKOd in the first round.
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On December 11,2024, it was announced that Rousimar Palhares was signed by Global Fight League.
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Rousimar Palhares competed at BJJ Bet 2 on August 1,2021 in a no gi grand prix.